After 35 years, another Cheever set for Ferrari test

Italian Formula Three star Eddie Cheever will test a 2010 Ferrari F10 at Rome's Vallelunga track on Nov. 9. His chance some 35 years after his famous father undertook a similar test, also by coincidence when he was 19 years old.

The older Eddie Cheever tested a 312T2 in 1977 with a view to landing a race seat, but the job went instead to Gilles Villeneuve

The annual F3 graduate test, a joint venture between the ACI-CSAI and the Ferrari Driver Academy, is offered to the top two drivers in the Italian championship.

The younger Cheever said: “This is a dream come true, and I hope that everything will go in the best possible way. Being on a Ferrari 35 years after my dad is an unforgettable emotion, let's hope to go as fast as he did back then.”

Cheever will be joined by 18-year-old Riccardo Agostini from the Italian series, and also by EuroSeries F3 champion Daniel Juncadella.